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1 the long and the short of it
(the whole story in a few words.) í stuttu máli -
2 the off season
the period, at a hotel, holiday resort etc, when there are few visitors: It's very quiet here in the off season; (also adjective) (off-season rates.) utan (ferðamanna)vertíðar -
3 get the hang of
(to learn or begin to understand how to do (something): It may seem difficult at first, but you'll get the hang of it after a few weeks.) ná tökum á -
4 scattered
adjective (occasional; not close together: Scattered showers are forecast for this morning; The few houses in the valley are very scattered.) dreifður -
5 billion
['biljən] 1. plurals billion (1, 3), billions (2, 3) - noun1) (often in the United Kingdom, the number 1,000,000,000,000; in the United States, and often in the United Kingdom, the number 1,000,000,000: a billion; several billion.)2) (often in the United Kingdom, the figure 1,000,000,000,000; in the United States, and often in the United Kingdom, the figure 1,000,000,000.)3) (a billion pounds or dollars: The sum involved amounts to several billion(s).)2. adjective(often in the United Kingdom, 1,000,000,000,000 in number; in the United States and often in the United Kingdom, 1,000,000,000 in number: a few billion stars.) biljón; miljarður- billionth -
6 home
[həum] 1. noun1) (the house, town, country etc where a person etc usually lives: I work in London but my home is in Bournemouth; When I retire, I'll make my home in Bournemouth; Africa is the home of the lion; We'll have to find a home for the kitten.) heimili2) (the place from which a person, thing etc comes originally: America is the home of jazz.) heimkynni3) (a place where children without parents, old people, people who are ill etc live and are looked after: an old folk's home; a nursing home.) barnaheimili; dvalarheimili, hæli4) (a place where people stay while they are working: a nurses' home.) heimili, vist5) (a house: Crumpy Construction build fine homes for fine people; He invited me round to his home.) heimili2. adjective1) (of a person's home or family: home comforts.) heima-, heimilis-2) (of the country etc where a person lives: home produce.) heima-; innanlands-3) ((in football) playing or played on a team's own ground: the home team; a home game.) heimavöllur/-leikur/-lið3. adverb1) (to a person's home: I'm going home now; Hallo - I'm home!) heim, heima2) (completely; to the place, position etc a thing is intended to be: He drove the nail home; Few of his punches went home; These photographs of the war brought home to me the suffering of the soldiers.) í botn, ná takmarki sínu, gera ljóst•- homeless- homely
- homeliness
- homing
- home-coming
- home-grown
- homeland
- home-made
- home rule
- homesick
- homesickness
- homestead
- home truth
- homeward
- homewards
- homeward
- homework
- at home
- be/feel at home
- home in on
- leave home
- make oneself at home
- nothing to write home about -
7 stand
[stænd] 1. past tense, past participle - stood; verb1) (to be in an upright position, not sitting or lying: His leg was so painful that he could hardly stand; After the storm, few trees were left standing.) standa2) ((often with up) to rise to the feet: He pushed back his chair and stood up; Some people like to stand (up) when the National Anthem is played.) standa upp, rísa á fætur3) (to remain motionless: The train stood for an hour outside Newcastle.) standa kyrr4) (to remain unchanged: This law still stands.) halda gildi, standast5) (to be in or have a particular place: There is now a factory where our house once stood.) standa6) (to be in a particular state, condition or situation: As matters stand, we can do nothing to help; How do you stand financially?) standa7) (to accept or offer oneself for a particular position etc: He is standing as Parliamentary candidate for our district.) bjóða sig fram8) (to put in a particular position, especially upright: He picked up the fallen chair and stood it beside the table.) setja, stilla (upp/á)9) (to undergo or endure: He will stand (his) trial for murder; I can't stand her rudeness any longer.) eiga lögsókn yfir höfði sér, þola10) (to pay for (a meal etc) for (a person): Let me stand you a drink!) borga fyrir, bjóða upp á2. noun1) (a position or place in which to stand ready to fight etc, or an act of fighting etc: The guard took up his stand at the gate; I shall make a stand for what I believe is right.) staða2) (an object, especially a piece of furniture, for holding or supporting something: a coat-stand; The sculpture had been removed from its stand for cleaning.) statíf, standur3) (a stall where goods are displayed for sale or advertisement.) sölubás4) (a large structure beside a football pitch, race course etc with rows of seats for spectators: The stand was crowded.) áhorfendapallur5) ((American) a witness box in a law court.) vitnastúka•- standing 3. noun1) (time of lasting: an agreement of long standing.) varanleiki2) (rank or reputation: a diplomat of high standing.) í (miklum) metum•- stand-by4. adjective((of an airline passenger or ticket) costing or paying less than the usual fare, as the passenger does not book a seat for a particular flight, but waits for the first available seat.) hopp- (hoppfarþegi/-miði)5. adverb(travelling in this way: It costs a lot less to travel stand-by.) á hoppmiða- stand-in- standing-room
- make someone's hair stand on end
- stand aside
- stand back
- stand by
- stand down
- stand fast/firm
- stand for
- stand in
- stand on one's own two feet
- stand on one's own feet
- stand out
- stand over
- stand up for
- stand up to -
8 touch
1. verb1) (to be in, come into, or make, contact with something else: Their shoulders touched; He touched the water with his foot.) snerta2) (to feel (lightly) with the hand: He touched her cheek.) snerta, koma við3) (to affect the feelings of; to make (someone) feel pity, sympathy etc: I was touched by her generosity.) snerta (e-n) tilfinningalega4) (to be concerned with; to have anything to do with: I wouldn't touch a job like that.) koma nálægt2. noun1) (an act or sensation of touching: I felt a touch on my shoulder.) snerting2) ((often with the) one of the five senses, the sense by which we feel things: the sense of touch; The stone felt cold to the touch.) snertiskyn, tilfinning3) (a mark or stroke etc to improve the appearance of something: The painting still needs a few finishing touches.) stroka, dráttur4) (skill or style: He hasn't lost his touch as a writer.) hæfileiki, handbragð5) ((in football) the ground outside the edges of the pitch (which are marked out with touchlines): He kicked the ball into touch.) svæði utan hliðarlínu•- touching- touchingly
- touchy
- touchily
- touchiness
- touch screen
- in touch with
- in touch
- lose touch with
- lose touch
- out of touch with
- out of touch
- a touch
- touch down
- touch off
- touch up
- touch wood -
9 common
['komən] 1. adjective1) (seen or happening often; quite normal or usual: a common occurrence; These birds are not so common nowadays.) algengur2) (belonging equally to, or shared by, more than one: This knowledge is common to all of us; We share a common language.) sameiginlegur3) (publicly owned: common property.) almennings-4) (coarse or impolite: She uses some very common expressions.) ruddalegur, ókurteis5) (of ordinary, not high, social rank: the common people.) óbreyttur; alþÿðan6) (of a noun, not beginning with a capital letter (except at the beginning of a sentence): The house is empty.) samnafn2. noun((a piece of) public land for everyone to use, with few or no buildings: the village common.) almenningur- commoner- common knowledge
- common law
- common-law
- commonplace
- common-room
- common sense
- the Common Market
- the House of Commons
- the Commons
- in common -
10 hack
[hæk] 1. verb1) (to cut or chop up roughly: The butcher hacked the beef into large pieces.) höggva; sarga, hjakka2) (to cut (a path etc) roughly: He hacked his way through the jungle; He hacked (out) a path through the jungle.) höggva2. noun1) (a rough cut made in something: He marked the tree by making a few hacks on the trunk.) skora2) (a horse, or in the United States, a car, for hire.) leiguhestur; leigubíll•- hacker- hacking
- hacksaw -
11 progress
1. ['prəuɡres, ]( American[) 'pro-] noun1) (movement forward; advance: the progress of civilization.) framför, framfarir, þróun2) (improvement: The students are making (good) progress.) framför2. [prə'ɡres] verb1) (to go forward: We had progressed only a few miles when the car broke down.) miða áfram2) (to improve: Your French is progressing.) fara fram•3. noun(the progressive (tense) (also the continuous tense): The sentence `They were watching TV'. is in the progressive.)- progressiveness
- in progress -
12 some
1. pronoun, adjective1) (an indefinite amount or number (of): I can see some people walking across the field; You'll need some money if you're going shopping; Some of the ink was spilt on the desk.) nokkur; nokkurn; dálítill2) ((said with emphasis) a certain, or small, amount or number (of): `Has she any experience of the work?' `Yes, she has some.'; Some people like the idea and some don't.) nokkur; dálítill; sumir3) ((said with emphasis) at least one / a few / a bit (of): Surely there are some people who agree with me?; I don't need much rest from work, but I must have some.) einhverjir; nokkrir; dálítill4) (certain: He's quite kind in some ways.) á vissan hátt; að sumu leyti2. adjective1) (a large, considerable or impressive (amount or number of): I spent some time trying to convince her; I'll have some problem sorting out these papers!) töluverður, umtalsverður2) (an unidentified or unnamed (thing, person etc): She was hunting for some book that she's lost.) einhver3) ((used with numbers) about; at a rough estimate: There were some thirty people at the reception.) um það bil, í kringum3. adverb((American) somewhat; to a certain extent: I think we've progressed some.) eitthvað; að vissu marki- somebody- someday
- somehow
- someone
- something
- sometime
- sometimes
- somewhat
- somewhere
- mean something
- or something
- something like
- something tells me -
13 squeeze
[skwi:z] 1. verb1) (to press (something) together or from all sides tightly: He squeezed her hand affectionately; He squeezed the clay into a ball.) kreista2) (to force (eg oneself) eg into or through a narrow space: The dog squeezed himself / his body into the hole; We were all squeezed into the back seat of the car.) troða(st)3) (to force something, eg liquid, out of something by pressing: She squeezed the oranges (into a jug); We might be able to squeeze some more money/information out of him.) kreista2. noun1) (an act of squeezing: He gave his sister an affectionate squeeze.) kreisting; knús2) (a condition of being squeezed: We all got into the car, but it was a squeeze.) þrengsli3) (a few drops produced by squeezing.) nokkrir dropar af4) (a time of financial restriction: an economic squeeze.) kreppa, samdráttur•- squeezer- squeeze up -
14 such
1. adjective1) (of the same kind as that already mentioned or being mentioned: Animals that gnaw, such as mice, rats, rabbits and weasels are called rodents; He came from Bradford or some such place; She asked to see Mr Johnson but was told there was no such person there; I've seen several such buildings; I've never done such a thing before; doctors, dentists and such people.) svo sem; slíkur, þvílíkur, þess háttar2) (of the great degree already mentioned or being mentioned: If you had telephoned her, she wouldn't have got into such a state of anxiety; She never used to get such bad headaches (as she does now).) þvílíkur, þess háttar3) (of the great degree, or the kind, to have a particular result: He shut the window with such force that the glass broke; She's such a good teacher that the headmaster asked her not to leave; Their problems are such as to make it impossible for them to live together any more.) slíkur; svo4) (used for emphasis: This is such a shock! They have been such good friends to me!) hvílíkur; svo2. pronoun(such a person or thing, or such persons or things: I have only a few photographs, but can show you such as I have; This isn't a good book as such (= as a book) but it has interesting pictures.) það litla sem; sem slíkur- suchlike- such-and-such
- such as it is -
15 supply
1. verb(to give or provide: Who is supplying the rebels with guns and ammunition?; Extra paper will be supplied by the teacher if it is needed; The town is supplied with water from a reservoir in the hills; The shop was unable to supply what she wanted.) útvega, láta í té2. noun1) (the act or process of supplying.) útvegun2) ((often in plural) an amount or quantity that is supplied; a stock or store: She left a supply of food for her husband when she went away for a few days; Who will be responsible for the expedition's supplies?; Fresh supplies will be arriving soon.) birgðir• -
16 chamber
[' eimbə]1) (a room.) (svefn)herbergi2) (the place where an assembly (eg Parliament) meets: There were few members left in the chamber.) þingsalur3) (such an assembly: the Upper and Lower Chambers.) þingdeild4) (an enclosed space or cavity eg the part of a gun which holds the bullets: Many pistols have chambers for six bullets.) skothólf•- chamber music -
17 couple
1. noun1) (two; a few: Can I borrow a couple of chairs?; I knew a couple of people at the party, but not many.) tvennt af e-u; fáeinir2) (a man and wife, or a boyfriend and girlfriend: a married couple; The young couple have a child.) par; hjón2. verb(to join together: The coaches were coupled (together), and the train set off.) tengja- couplet- coupling -
18 hiccough
1. noun1) ((the sound caused by) a sudden brief stopping of the breath caused by eg eating or drinking too much, too quickly.) hiksti2) ((in plural) the frequent repetition of this, at intervals of a few seconds: an attack of hiccoughs; I've got the hiccups.) hikstakast2. verb(to make a hiccup or hiccups.) hiksta -
19 hiccup
1. noun1) ((the sound caused by) a sudden brief stopping of the breath caused by eg eating or drinking too much, too quickly.) hiksti2) ((in plural) the frequent repetition of this, at intervals of a few seconds: an attack of hiccoughs; I've got the hiccups.) hikstakast2. verb(to make a hiccup or hiccups.) hiksta -
20 hundred
1. noun1) ((plural hundred) the number 100: Ten times ten is a hundred; more than one/a hundred; There must be at least six hundred of them here.) hundrað2) (the figure 100.) hundrað3) (the age of 100: She's over a hundred; a man of a hundred.) hundrað ára4) ((plural hundred) a hundred pounds or dollars: I lost several hundred at the casino last night.) hundrað2. adjective1) (100 in number: six hundred people; a few hundred pounds.) hundrað2) (aged 100: He is a hundred today.) hundrað ára•- hundred-- hundredfold
- hundredth
- hundreds of
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